Hyksos

[ hik-sohs, -sos ]

noun

1. a nomadic people who conquered and ruled ancient Egypt between the 13th and 18th dynasties, c1700–1580 b.c.: believed to have been a Semitic people that originally migrated into Egypt from Asia.

Hyksos

/ ˈhɪksɒs /

noun

1. a member of a nomadic Asian people, probably Semites, who controlled Egypt from 1720 bc until 1560 bc

Word History and Origins

Origin of Hyksos¹

1595–1605; < Greek Hyksṓs, perhaps < Egyptian ḥg ( ʾ ) ruler + h̬ʾst foreign land

Word History and Origins

Origin of Hyksos¹

from Greek Huksōs name of ruling dynasty in Egypt, from Egyptian hq's'sw ruler of the lands of the nomads

Example Sentences

The cowroids, with a rope border on the back, are of the Hyksos period.

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This is the curious change that passed over the tenure of land in Egypt during the period of Hyksos rule.

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They are known as the Hyksos or Shepherds, and the greater part of them were of Semitic descent.

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The conquered people took their conquerors captive, and the Hyksos kings became veritable Pharaohs.

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One of the few Egyptian treatises on mathematics that have come down to us is dedicated to a Hyksos sovereign.

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